CVE-2026-72836

FileBrowser before 2.63.19 Case Sensitivity Authentication Bypass

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC
Updated: September 8, 2026 at 08:49 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFilebrowser

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FileBrowser before 2.63.19 does not account for case-insensitive filesystems when checking home directory ownership during self-registration. When Signup and CreateUserDir are enabled and FileBrowser's root is on a case-insensitive filesystem (confirmed on Windows/NTFS), two self-registered usernames that differ only in letter case (e.g., CaseVictim and casevictim) are stored as distinct accounts but resolve to the same physical home directory, because the scope-ownership check compares the persisted scope as an exact case-sensitive string. A second registrant can therefore read, overwrite, and delete another account's files through authenticated HTTP endpoints, without needing an existing account or victim interaction.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.63.19
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.63.19 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.1HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-178

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